Minnesota Mixed Bag: State Fair continues through Monday
Staff and News Reports
August 27, 2025
A mix of outdoors stories from Minnesota, including information on the Minnesota State Fair.
Hunting
Wet landscape will greet early Minnesota waterfowlers
Tori McCormick
August 27, 2025
The lumbering flights of Canada geese and acrobatic sorties of teal and mourning doves are on tap for hunters beginning in early September.
Minnesota’s dove season opens Monday, Sept. 1, with the early teal
Bear hunt prospects are good in Minnesota, but not likely as good as 2024
Outdoor News
August 27, 2025
While the expected upcoming Minnesota bear harvest might not be as impressive as that of a year ago, weather conditions when the season kicks off Monday, Sept. 1 couldn’t be much better, per forecasts. And
Here’s how to make sure you’re getting the right shotgun for you
Ron Hustvedt, Jr.
August 25, 2025
Shotgunners looking to purchase their first shotgun or upgrade to a new one from a hand-me-down should consider several factors in their decision.
Outdoor News spoke with Jason Gentz, of Gentz Sporting Arms, at
Bob Zink: Looking at the coexistence of dogs and traps
Bob Zink
August 25, 2025
Last winter, a friend of mine was in a northern Minnesota state forest, legally cutting down a Christmas tree. His two Drahthaars were nearby, both with tracking collars. The dogs were close by my friend,
Hunting in comfort: Is a box blind the best option for your top deer spot?
Outdoor News
August 24, 2025
Thirty years ago, you could tune into outdoor programming and if there was a whitetail hunting episode on, there was a good chance it was filmed in Texas.
There was also a good chance
Hunters and other conservationists can lead by example when it comes to reducing window collisions with wood cocks, other birds
USFWS Reports
August 24, 2025
In the cold of February, a bird was found dead on the sidewalk of Philadelphia, killed after colliding with a building window. It was an American woodcock, or timberdoodle – an iconic game bird of
Sporting-clays efficiency equals shotgunning confidence and more birds in the bag
Mark Morrison
August 23, 2025
Summer is fading fast, and that’s fine with me. I don’t have the same passion for angling that I do for bird hunting, so when fall draws near, I concentrate on wingshooting gear and skills.<br
Tips and tricks to take advantage of Minnesota’s early teal and goose seasons
Tori McCormick
August 23, 2025
One bird is small, acrobatic and creates the illusion they can fly like the wind – at speeds exceeding 50 mph. The other is large (body and wingspan), migrates in a V-shaped formation, and almost
